It has been some time since my last post. I stay pretty busy as an Outreach Officer. I have received quite a few questions about what an Outreach Officer does. The Outreach Team has evolved into the U.S. Military Academy's major minority recruitment effort. As an Outreach Officer at the United States Military Academy, I do a lot of traveling. I am assigned to the Southeast Region of the United States (Maryland to Florida). Six minority "Outreach

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Who would have thought visiting a camp for a recruiting assignment would turn out to be one of the most thought-provoking and moving weeks I've ever experienced? Two weeks ago, I traveled up to Hubbardston, Mass. to go to the Ron Burton Training Village. It's an all boy camp that targets troubled youth--about 120 guys every year. RBTV is kind of a sports/Bible/motivational camp run by the Burton family. The camp was founded in the 80s by Ron Burton (a former Patriots player) who passed a

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Yesterday was Reception Day (or R-Day) at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) at Ft. Monmouth, NJ. R-Day is the first day of basic training. The Cadet Candidates will have 3 weeks of basic training this summer. Once they have completed the training, the academic year will begin. USMAPs is set-up to help provide military, physical, and academic training for select Candidates who may not qualify the first time they apply to West

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I wasn't sure if Day 2 at the Essence Music Festival could be more exciting than Day 1. It was. It was pretty amazing celebrating Independence Day in this capacity. The Army interactive exhibit area was booming! So many people came up interested in different programs offered, and a lot of passers-by were interested in the physical challenges. All day, there were showdowns for the most number of push-ups, sit-ups, dips, pull-ups and other physical activities. It was

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Wow!  Yesterday was a whirlwind of events.  It's hard to believe how much actually fit into a 24 hour period.  I apologize for not getting this out sooner, but there just wasn't any time.  3 July was the first day of the Essence Music Festival, and what a day it was.  The day started off with a WCAP/Drill Sergeant PT session that got a lot of people's attention at the entrance.  As visitors walked further they saw the huge Army display.  The Army team came out strong with our interactive

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So this is my first blog and it's a good time to start. I'm down at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, LA for a recruiting event. As an Outreach Officer for the United States Military Academy (West Point), this is a great place to meet candidates and prospects to attend the Academy. Today we got the "lay of the land" as we prepped the "battlefield." One of the best parts of the day so far has been meeting all of the other recruiters

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